The responsibilities of a Bookkeeper include the following tasks:

Responsible to control the full debtor’s function at the dealership, such as (but not limited to):

• Prepare, report and consolidate financial statements:
• Generate trial balances and reconciliations.
• Accurately prepare and review all reconciliations.
• Ensure all accruals and journal entries up to date.
• Prepare cost allocations for payments and deposits.
• Manage all payments and allocation of receipts (i.e. cheques, electronic fund transfers etc.)
• Control fixed assets and follow up on outstanding vehicle debtors:
• Calculate all additions, disposals and depreciation of assets.
• Align all physical assets with asset register.
• Ensure that depreciation calculation agrees with nominal account.
• Vehicle debtor queries actioned within specified timeframe.
• Assist FM/DP with management of daily, operating and annual financial reports, meeting applicable timelines.
• Handle insurance administration including investigation of insurance claims, responsible for 3rd party payments, and accurate recovery of excesses.
• Reconcile stock:
• Prepare and/or review vehicle, parts and asset stock-takes.
• Process credit notes, do parts creditors recon and follow up on variances.
• Reflect vehicle stock accurately and timeously in nominal ledger; reconciliation of nominal ledger accounts and follow up on variances.
• Calculate depreciation on demo vehicles (ensure stock is accounted for against NRV).
• Calculate and forecast provisions (used obsolescence, fleet claims ageing, warranty ageing etc)
• Prepare audit schedules for auditors and assist them in finalising audits.
• Process credit notes, do warranty recon and follow up on variances.
• Calculate and submit monthly VAT Recon.
• Review FSP calculations
• Cash Management
• Maintain good housekeeping within department in terms of ensuring that financial documents and records are filed and archived for easy accessibility.
• Ensure that the correct accounting policies and procedures are followed at all times.

Qualifications and Experience

Minimum Qualifications and Experience needed:

• Senior Certificate with Mathematics and Accounting is minimum.
• Certificate in Bookkeeping or Accounting (or relevant equivalent NQF5+ qualification) is preferred.
• Qualification in Finances, advantageous.
• Previous Bookkeeping Experience within the automotive industry required